DBMatt
K20 EK9 - VTEC Addict
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Overall, for 21 years of age my EK9 like many others is very clean and rust free. I had it under sealed professionally around 5 years ago and it’s probably due again now. The floor, underneath and generally all round is solid.
Lately though I’ve noticed some rust that’s probably been on it for a long time but only came to my attention after it’s been stripped out as I would never have seen it with the interior in.
The inner sill in both front foot wells appears to be quite far gone. It’s still solid enough and doesn’t crumble when tapped with a screwdriver etc. The outer sills under the side skirts only have very mild surface rust not to the extent of the inside.
Other than that the outer and inner arches are also showing signs of rust. The inner arch inside the car is rusty but still solid, mainly just surface that flakes off but the entire panel isn’t crumbling. The outer arch is only showing small bubbling through the paint. Drivers is worse than passenger.
What we thinking? Get the angle grinder out and some repair panels in ASAP? The car is kept in a unit nowadays 100% dry storage and rarely driven except for trackdays which may or may not be wet depending on l, also never used in winter. Not much exposure to salt roads etc.
Here’s some pics anyway. Opinions welcomed. Cheers!
inner sill passenger
inner sill driver
inner arch passenger
Inner arch driver
Outer arch passenger
Outer arch driver
Lately though I’ve noticed some rust that’s probably been on it for a long time but only came to my attention after it’s been stripped out as I would never have seen it with the interior in.
The inner sill in both front foot wells appears to be quite far gone. It’s still solid enough and doesn’t crumble when tapped with a screwdriver etc. The outer sills under the side skirts only have very mild surface rust not to the extent of the inside.
Other than that the outer and inner arches are also showing signs of rust. The inner arch inside the car is rusty but still solid, mainly just surface that flakes off but the entire panel isn’t crumbling. The outer arch is only showing small bubbling through the paint. Drivers is worse than passenger.
What we thinking? Get the angle grinder out and some repair panels in ASAP? The car is kept in a unit nowadays 100% dry storage and rarely driven except for trackdays which may or may not be wet depending on l, also never used in winter. Not much exposure to salt roads etc.
Here’s some pics anyway. Opinions welcomed. Cheers!
inner sill passenger
inner sill driver
inner arch passenger
Inner arch driver
Outer arch passenger
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